Question

Eliseo pays $8.99 for a one-point canister of Georgia pecans. Write and solve a proportion to determine the cost of 4 ounces of the pecans she needs for a particular recipe. (Round answer to the nearest cent).
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Answer 1

Answer:

The cost of 4 ounces of the pecans is $2.24.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Eliseo pays $8.99 for a one-pound canister of Georgia pecans.

Now, to solve a proportion to determine the cost of 4 ounces of the pecans she needs for a particular recipe.

Let the cost of 4 ounces of the pecans be $x.$

1 pound = 16 ounces.

So, using unitary method we get cost of 1 ounces:

Cost of 16 ounces of the pecans = $8.99.

Cost of 1 ounces of the pecans = $8.99 ÷ 16 = $0.56.

According to question we set proportion:

$4:x=1:0.56$

So, to get by cross multiplication method:

$\frac{4}{x} =\frac{1}{0.56}$

By cross multiplying we get:

$2.24=x$

$x=2.24$

Thus, the cost of 4 ounces of the pecans is $2.24.